Special Events

We are pleased to announce the upcoming presentation of the Academic Lecture Series. This event is sponsored by Lamar University and is for the entire Beaumont Community.

Recap of the Kip Throne Talk

The night of 16 October 2018 at the University Theater was a spectacular event with guest speaker Dr. Kip S Thorne to a crowded theater packed to absolute capacity. An additional room was sent up to accommodate the large crowds who viewed Dr. Thorne's presentation via live video feed.

Dr. Weiss and Dr. Barish share the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Dr. Thorne for there contributions to the development of the LIGO detector and detection of Gravitational Waves.

Timeline of the video

Dr. Weiss: 34:50 - 1:10:48

Dr. Barish: 1:10:48

Gravitational Waves 101 - What are Gravitational Waves and How to Detect them?

This is a video from National Geographic presenting information on the nature of Gravitational waves and the technique developed to detect these waves. Physics evidence from the data acquired by LIGO allows Theoretical Physics to be brought into the realm of observational reality.

Explore the History & Science of LIGO - The Nature of Gravitational Waves

LIGO: A Passion for Understanding!

This 20-minute documentary on the scientific dedication to those who for nearly 30 years in the design and development of this single scientific instrument to explore and discover the mysteries of gravitational waves. LIGO is set out with an objective to provide scientific evidence to one last piece to Einstein's theory of General Relativity.

LIGO: Generations

This single experiment was funded by a collaboration of the NSF (National Science Foundation) and the University of Mississippi. Watch the 25-minute video documentary in which generations of scientists through official channels of communications, sharing of hard work, published research, and long periods of dedication made LIGO a reality.

The Journey of a Gravitational Wave!

Dr. David Reitze takes us on the journey of a set of gravitational waves moving through the Universe as ripples in spacetime from the collision of two black holes that merged in a very hostile event that began 1.3 billion years ago. This a short 3-minute video on the LIGO discovery from 14 September 2015.

Physics Colloquia Event related to LIGO

Date: Friday, March 23, 2018

Time: 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Anamaria Effler

Staff Scientist at LIGO

Livingston, Louisiana

Title: The What, Why and How of LIGO: The challenge of gravitational wave detection